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Kasumi’s profession is listed as “runaway ninja.” That seems like it would be a rough way to make a living, but apparently she gets along regardless.

First Appearance: Dead or Alive, Arcade, 1996

Kasumi is a character from the Dead or Alive videogame series.

Kasumi’s profession is listed as “runaway ninja.” That seems like it would be a rough way to make a living, but apparently she gets along regardless.

Growing up in the secluded village home of the Mugen-Tenshin ninja group, Kasumi studied alongside her fellow would-be ninja and hoped to succeed to the leadership of the clan. That changed, however, when her uncle – the vicious warrior Raidou -- attacked the village, stealing the clan’s secret techniques and crippling Kasumi’s brother Hayate.

Afterward, Kasumi secretly fled from the village, bent on revenge. She was able to find it in the course of the first Dead or Alive tournament – fighting her way to the top of the competition, she was able to meet Raidou, defeat him, and kill him.

Afterward, though, she found she had bigger problems. As a “nukenin” (or runaway ninja), she’s a traitor to her clan, and under permanent sentence of death. In particular, her half-sister Ayane remains bent on bringing Kasumi to justice. Her performance in the first tournament also earned her the attention of DOATEC, which A) secretly developed a series of clones based on her genetic material, and B) turned her brother Hayate into a brainwashed superhuman warrior. Altogether, her life would have been a lot simpler if she’d just calmed down and stayed home.